A deaf child in the family : a preliminary study of the social-emotional impact of deafness on parenting and family life in Cape Town

This study documents hearing parents' experiences of the impact of deafness on raising their deaf children during the preschool years. It focuses on their experience of health services for their child. The study population of 20 children was drawn from parents with children under 6 years of age diagnosed with moderate to profound loss of hearing at the Developmental Ciinic, Red Cross Chiidren’s Hospital, Rondebosch; Cape Town. Data was collected from 2 sources, namely a semi-structured interview, which was analysed for themes, and a questionnaire, which measures parental stress, communication difficuities, and experience of professional support.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Kleintjes, Sharon Rose

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Molteno, Chris

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8579

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8579